Ekakanipāta

The Book of the Ones

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0.1

Jātaka

Stories of Past Lives 2

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Ekakanipāta

The Book of the Ones

0.3

Apaṇṇakavagga

Sure Bet

0.4

2. Vaṇṇupathajātaka

Sandy Waste: a past life story

1.1

“Akilāsuno vaṇṇupathe khaṇantā,

Digging untiringly in a sandy waste,

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Udaṅgaṇe tattha papaṁ avinduṁ;

there at the underground stream he found water.

1.3

Evaṁ munī viriyabalūpapanno,

In the same way, a sage with strength aroused

1.4

Akilāsu vinde hadayassa santin”ti.

untiringly finds the peace of the heart.

2.1

Vaṇṇupathajātakaṁ dutiyaṁ.